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Does this Impact Your Business?  The Fair Work Commission has handed down its annual wage review decision delivering a 3.5% increase to both the national minimum wage and the minimum wage for all Modern Awards. The increases will come into effect from 1 July 2018.  The Detail Today’s decision increases the national minimum wage by 3.5%. The new national […]

The Fair Work Commission has ruled that all Australian employees covered by modern awards will be entitled to five days of unpaid leave if they are affected by family or domestic violence.  Click Here for complete SmartCompany article of 27 March 2018  

Get set for a 3.3% increase to base rates of pay The Fair Work Commission has announced a 3.3% increase to minimum wages following its 2017 Annual Wage Review. The increase will apply to base rates of pay from the first full pay period starting on or after 1 July 2017. The new national minimum […]

Wednesday, February 08, 2017, 2:30pm Employers will no longer have a mandatory role as “paymasters” in the national paid parental leave scheme, while the maximum government payment will increase to 20 weeks, under legislation introduced into Federal Parliament today. The Turnbull Government is seeking crossbench support in the Senate (see Related Article) for the revised […]

    Most modern awards have been varied to incorporate changes to the way annual leave can be managed in the workplace. There are changes to rules for: cashing out annual leave taking annual leave in advance managing excessive annual leave balances payment of annual leave. Click Here for FWA August 2016 update  

Published by Sydney Morning Herald, 4 August 2016 Under the changes, workers will only be able to cash out two weeks of annual leave every 12 months. Employers will also receive greater powers to force staff who have excessive leave balances to take paid leave. The new clauses affect nearly 2 million Australians covered by modern awards – the […]

The issue of tolerance of poor behaviour or performance is among the most delicate HR managers will face, with employers weighing up questions of fairness, due diligence, productivity and workplace harmony – as well as legal aspects.   Click Here for full HC Online Article

The Fair Work Commission (FWC) has increased the national minimum wage by 2.4% to $672.70 per week, with the minimum hourly rate rising to $17.70 per hour. The announcement was made today as part of the FWC Annual Wage Review 2015/16.  Click Here for full HC Online article  

Because with greater productivity should come greater profit levels and increased hiring and better working conditions. Employees will find that there is a broader choice and range of roles and employers will need to continue to ‘win the war for the best talent’. The Productivity Commission today released its preliminary findings which we have reviewed […]

You may remember that a couple of weeks ago we released a blog on the required increase to superannuation contributions, due from 1st July 2013. Well, in the interim, I have heard more and more stories of employers reducing their employees’ base salaries to compensate for the increase in contributions. Can employers do this? No, […]